Information about the salary regime and salary allowances for cadres, civil servants and public employees, including the salary regime for commune civil servants, has received much attention from readers.
In Official Dispatch No. 4832 sent to the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities, the Ministry of Home Affairs has guided the implementation of the salary and salary allowance regime for cadres, civil servants and public employees after the reorganization of the apparatus and the organization of local government at 2 levels.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that to ensure the regimes and policies for the team of cadres, civil servants and public employees who are assigned work in localities by competent authorities after the reorganization of the apparatus, the two-level local government organization in the directives of competent authorities has been specifically regulated.
Accordingly, Resolution No. 76/2025 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of administrative units in 2025 stipulates: Maintain the current regime, salary policy and position allowances (if any) of cadres, civil servants and public employees affected by the arrangement of administrative units who are still cadres, civil servants and public employees at agencies and organizations in the political system for 6 months from the date of the work arrangement document.
After this time, implement the regime, policies and position allowances according to the provisions of law. At the same time, people, cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers, and salary earners in the armed forces in the administrative unit after the reorganization will continue to enjoy special regimes and policies applied by region, by region or by administrative unit as before the reorganization until a new decision is made by the competent authority;
Maintain the scope, subjects and contents of the regimes and policies according to the regulations of the central and local governments applicable to administrative units as before the arrangement until further decided by competent authorities;
In case of changing the name of the administrative unit after the arrangement, the new name of the administrative unit will be used to continue to organize the implementation of specific regimes and policies.
In Decision No. 759 of the Prime Minister on approving the project to reorganize and reorganize 2 administrative units at all levels and build a model of organizing local government at 2 levels, it is stipulated that: Reserve the regime, salary policy and current position allowances (if any) of cadres, civil servants and public employees assigned to work at the new provincial-level administrative unit after the arrangement for a period of 6 months. After this time, the salary regime, policies and position allowances will be implemented in accordance with the new provisions of law;
At the same time, this decision stipulates: Reserving the current salary and position allowance regime, policies and allowances (if any) for cadres, civil servants and public employees assigned to work at the new commune-level administrative unit after the arrangement within 6 months. After this time, the salary regime and position allowance policies will be implemented in accordance with the new provisions of law.
In addition, the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants No. 80/2025/QH15 of 2025 takes effect from July 1, 2025. Accordingly, the regime and policies for cadres and civil servants from the central to the commune level are implemented uniformly according to the provisions of current law. The law does not distinguish between central cadres and civil servants, provincial cadres and civil servants and commune-level cadres and civil servants.
The Ministry of Home Affairs requests the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to, based on the above provisions, direct the Department of Home Affairs and Chairmen of People's Committees of communes, wards and special zones under their management to implement the salary and salary allowance regime (if any) for cadres, civil servants and public employees according to the provisions of law, ensuring publicity, transparency and correct subjects.
